Seat attachment for buoys



June 17,1941. SERMON SEAT ATTACHMENT FOR BUOY Filed Sept. 26, 1939 M M WLou ise L. Sermon Patented June 17, 1941 UNITED ASTATIIES PATENT o FioE.

Application September 26, 1939, Serial No. 296,678

3 Claims.

The invention relates to a novel seat attachment for buoys, primarilyinflated inner tubes used by children and others in swimming pools, atbathing beaches and the like.

The object of the invention is to provide an exceptionally simple andinexpensive device of the character set forth, yet one which may bequickly and easily attached to or detached from an inner tube or otherbuoy, and will effectively support the occupant upon the seat, provisionbeing made for tying the buoy-supported seat to the body of the occupantif desired.

With the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel subjectmatter hereinafter described and claimed, description being accomplishedby reference to the accompanying drawmg.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the attachment applied to a buoy.

Figure 2 is an inverted perspective view.

Figure 3 i a bottom plan view of the attachment removed from the buoy.

A preferred construction has been illustrated and will be ratherspecifically described, with the understanding, however, that variationsmay be made within the scope of the invention as claimed.

Two elongated strips 5 preferably composed from strong fabric, arecentrally crossed with respect to each other and are stitched togetherat 6 along the edges of the crossed portions to provide a seat 1 andextensions 8, 9, l0 and I! extending from said seat, said extensionsbeing adapted to lie upon the buoy, extend downwardly at the peripheryof the latter, and then extend inwardly under said buoy. Tie means 12con nected with the ends of the extensions 8, 9, Ill and I I, serve todraw these ends inwardly toward each other and to hold them in inwardlydrawn relation, tightly holding the entire attachment on the buoy. Thisbuoy i indicated at B in the drawing and it may well be an ordinary tireinner tube. Preferably the seat I is formed with two openings l3 tooccupy positions within the confines of the buoy, to permit the legs ofa child to pass through aid openings when he is placed upon the seat.

The ends of the extensions 8, 9, l0 and H are provided with tie guides8', 9, l0 and II respectively. The tie means l2 preferably consists of asingle heavy cord, the ends of which are denoted at I2 and I2respectively. In the construction shown, the cord passes first throughthe guide 8, then extends at I4 to the guide 9', passes through thisguide 9', extends diametrically at l5 to the guide H, passes throughthis guide H, extend at Hi to the guide l0, and passes through thisguide l0. A loop I! of fabric or other desired material is disposed uponthe diametrical portion I5 of the cord. After passing through the guideIt), the cord extends from this guide at l8, passes through the loop H,extends from said loop at I9, is looped at 20 around the cord reach l4and is then returned at 2| through the loop I1. After passing throughthis loop this final time, the cord (the end portion l2 thereof) extendacross one side of the reach IS. The other end portion l2 of the cordpasses across the opposite side of the reach l6 and extends through theloop and to the guide 8'. To prevent disarrangement of the cord, loop,etc. prior to use, the two ends of the cord may of course be temporarilytied together.

With the cord l2 loosened and slid through the guides sufficiently, andwithout disturbing the above described arrangement of the cord, thedevice may be extended sufliciently to be readily placed upon a tube orother buoy of any of various sizes and the cord 12 may then be used todraw the extensions 8, 9, l0 and II inwardly to any desired extent,according to the concavity which is desired for the seat I. The cord maythen be tied to tightly hold the attachment in place, and said cord ispreferably of such length that it may extend upwardly and be tied aroundthe seat occupant, this being of particular advantage when the device isbeing used by infants.

When the attachment is removed from the tube or buoy, it may be driedand compactly folded into a small bundle for convenient carrying in abathing suit bag, suit case, etc.

While excellent results have been obtained from the details disclosedand they are preferably followed, attention is again invited to thepossibility of making variations within the scope of the invention asclaimed.

I claim:

1. A seat attachment for a buoy comprising two elongated flexible stripscentrally crossing each other and having their crossed portions securedtogether, said strips being of such width that said crossed portionsalone form a seat, the ends of said strip being extended from said seatsufficiently to lie upon the buoy, extend downwardly at the periphery ofsaid buoy and extend inwardly under the same, and tie means engaged withthe ends of said strips for connecting them.

with each other under the buoy.

2. A seat attachment for an annular buoy comprising a seat member havingflexible extension to pass downwardly at the periphery of the buoy andinwardly under the same, the ends of said extensions being provided withtie guides, and a tie engaged with said tie guides for connecting saidextensions with each other under the buoy.

3. A seat attachment for a buoy comprising a seat member having fourflexible extensions to extend downwardly at the periphery of the buoyand inwardly under the same, said extensions being each provided with atie guide, a tie passing through the guide of one of said extensions andthe guide of the adjacent extension, then extending diametrically andpassing through the guide of another of said extension and through theguide of the fourth extension, and a loop on said diametricallyextending portion of said tie; one end portion of said tie, afterpassage through said guide of said fourth extension, being passedthrough said loop, looped around the. tie reach between the first andsecond mentioned guides, returned diametrically through said loop andpassed at one side of the tie reach which extends between the other two,guides; the other end portion of said tie extending at the other side ofthe last mentioned tie reach, through said loop and to the firstmentioned guide.

LOUISE L. SERMON.

